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A Bit of Local history An Interesting Account of the Old Waxhaw Settlement, Vsf ritten by a Bright Winthrop College Student, Miss Marie Craig, Daughter of Mr. J. E. Craig, of this County. The fall of Limerick broke the power of the Irish Catholics and drove the native aristocracy into exile. The established church pushed her claimR harder and harder against her Presbyterian and Independent allies, until they could stand it no longer Tho descendants of the Scotch settlers of Ulster, the conquerors of the southern provinces and the defenders of Londonderry, ft would not submit to proscriptions and insults any longer. The best blood of the Presb> terians went into exile with the Catholics of I reland. Most of the Irish Catholics, ac companied by a German imrai gration, came to America and settled on the western frontier ot Pennsylvania, where they soon quarreled with the French and Indians. After the defeat of Braddock, July 9. 1755, the set tiers, being left to the mercy of their enemies, left Pennsylvania, ami spread themselves over that portion of the country from Staunton, Va., to the Waxhaws, now in Lancaster County, S. C. Those who came to tho YVavhuwu found five or six families there, who had come over in 1751. And i!) 17G5, a colony of Scotch Irish 1'resbvterians came by way of Charleston and settled with their kinsmen in the NVuxhaws. The first grant of land was made to Robert Mcllhenny, in 1751, and is now known as "the old Blair place," and joins the old Thorn well plantation, which was called tho "Garden of Waxhaw." The early settlers called their section "The Waxhaw Settlement," be cause of a small tributary of the Oafomko W .. .. I i I ' -in n n uu ivi v ci, ** ft a 11 ft w uree k ? which had taken its name from a powerful tribe of Indiana, who had lived on its banks about a century before. Dr. Foote tells us that for two cent uries and a halt these settlers nad but one set of moral, religi ous, and political principles working out the noblest frame work of society : obedience to the just exercise of law, indepen denoe of spirit, a sense of moral obligations, strict obedience upon the worship of (lod, and the choice of their teachers. These principles were brought from Ire land and had the same result in South Carolina that they had in Ulster County. The settlers met three unexpected troubles in the Waxhaws: The first, trouble with the Indians, wore off after a time; the Revolutionary War removed the second, which was the failure of the government to preserve law on the coast and to provide courts within the reach of the people : the third, the recognition of the established church, was organic and would probably have been + narioo ?v* ti ? h ,1 . r, i . . - I. Mio uaurn ui lliUlll UintlllUHIICO had not the Revolutionary War alao disestablished the church and left to the people freedom of worship. The parish was the basis of all civil and religious organization and their church was the common meeting place of all Christian and legal assem blies. The liuguenots did not Continued 011 Page Six. Agricultural ' How to Manure Irish Pota- > toes and Cotton. ' J t I have been a reader ol your . valuable paper lor some time . and think your teaching so good, and as 1 am a young farmer I . < want to a*k a few questions. 1. 1 have nleniv of stable L J manure, both horse and cow. Now I want to fertilize one &cr< ol Irish potatoes. IIow many two lior?e loads of the stable manure must I put on the one acre, and how? Broadcast and ' I drill, too, 1 suppose. 2. Now about the cotton. IIow much of the manure per acre in us t I put and how must. I drill before planting, or can I put it on after it comes up; it so, how long or at what time if the cot ton is planted about the loth of April? The land is black land, with a very little sand; will make , about a hall-hale of cotton per ucre, now. The land 1 want to I put in potatoes is a dry, rich, sandy land; was cultivated in cotton last y sar; will make about | one thousand pounds cotton per acre, If not asking too much, please . answer through Cultivator. I will close as this is my first at | tempt to write to your valuable | paper. ( Yours truly, J. M. (i. Boswell, Ark., Feb. 23, 1906 || Comment by the Editor : 1. If stable manure is put ] in the drill, all potatoes coming iu contact with the manure are liable to be rough aiM scabby; so, tor the potatoes would use four or five tons put broadcast. This . would be five or six good twohorse loads. . 2. With the cotton you would get the best results with the ma ^ nure put in the drill, using about two or three good loads per acre . Would put in all my stable manure betore planting, and if you use any commercial fertilizer would put it in with your seed, or after cotton came up, then!* you can put it on the side at i: second plowing, which should | j be some lline during the lust of1] May or the first, of June. South em Cultivator. What Fertilizer to Use on New Ground. I wish to ask your advice as ' to best fertilizer for first-year < new ground. I have recently ] cleared soveral acres of oak and ' hickory lan<l, which to all ap i pearances, is very rich in all the fertilizer elements. As I under- 1 stand it, though, none or very < little of this is available as plant , food, being in an insoluble stale. ] Now what I want to know is, ] will land pilaster applied to this land broadcast at the rate of 200 ] or 300 pounds por acre be suf. ( ficient. 2. 11 ow is Kafir corn for a 1 forage? elements in a soluble form, or in a form that will read- . ily he taken up by the giowing crop of cotton 1 wish to plant on ' if '( i intend to have land hrok- ^ en thoroughly with acooters , several times before bedding for ( planting; plant early anh culti ; Department. rate rapidly, so as to make best lossible showing Ibe first, year. Please advise ir?e 11 i am wLe in he selection ol land plastea, or f 1 should use vome other fertilzer. 1 have thought ol using 100 pounds of 8-2 2 gu no. to I e lriiled in when planting in ad lition to land plaster. 1 also wish to ask you if it would be sale to compost with ny stable lot manure a preparition of acid phosphate and po'ash (10G), which 1 in'er.d to ISO on certain lot of land; or would it be be>t to applv in the Irill. 1 will thank you lor an tarl> reply. Very truly, O L G. Louisville. Ga , R F 1) 4. Jonimeut by the Editor: Your new ground will need phosphate and potash mainly. Tue 10-6 g< o is would do well to use in the drill. The land plaster will also he a gr at bene [it to your laud, but do no1 think it would act quick enough ae sufficient alone for b?st yield, jo would u->e the 10 G goods in :he drill as you suggest. We srcn LlltJlll IUaNtJ f-U U llUjio iisdna acid alone on new ground, Ixi) we believe your idea would he n.iuli belter. Southern Cul t: vat or. Charlotte Daily Observer Published every day in the year. $8.00 per year. $4.00 per 6 months. $2.00 per 3 months. 1.. Jl.? O i?. i. ? jLiieumy paper 111 Lite otitic issued every day. Sample copies sent upon re-1 juest. Address, Charlotte Daily Observer, j Charlotte, N. C. Notice IV? the Overseer* of the Public Highways of Lancaster County : I ask you all to warn out your hands on aeh suction of road and work your road jooil between now and the lath day ot March, so you can all make a good report n th< first Monday in zipril, as the grand jury requires you to do. The roads must lie worked, and I hope I will not have to [rave any trouble with any of the overseers, lake due notice and work your roads. M C. OAKDNKlt. ?'ounty Supervisor. February 17, I'.KJO. lin Meeting of Assessors. The Townships and Special Hoards of Assessors tor the Townships in the County >t Lancaster will meet at their usual places if meeting on the first Tuesday iu March tith inst) ltt.'ti It is the duty of Township and Special Hoards of assessors to canvass each and [ very return of Heal and Personal property ot their respective townships in order that individual returns may he equalized is nearly as possible. In every instance where a material shange in the return of any individual iiuouuting by one hundred dollar* and river, the assessors will keep a notice of the changes made and forward same by mail to the County Auditor so tli it notice an no hciii to me purlieu 8i> raised in order that the taxpayer may have the opportunity to appear before the county Hoard of Kqiialization, which Raid County Hoard of Fojuaii/. ition will meet on the fourth Tneaday in March (27'h inst,) 15)06, ?t the office of the County Auditor, at Lun3??ter Court Hoane S. C, 1 he Chairmen of Townaliip and Special lioarda of ABaesaora, are ex officio members of t ho County Hoard of equalization, Inn A. Cook, And, Italic, Co Feb '27th, 1906. Cherry (Sb Co. las me nest line ot CilhiAl' JLOTHING that was ever offered on this market, ('all quick it Mackey's Corner. rTO THE TRADING , PUBLIC! If you want to SAVE your money during the oresent month. 1^. 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